- Elevation, modelled
- 181 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9456, -87.6904
Shooting the Stars is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lane Tech Memorial Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shooting the Stars. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 233° | 259 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 352° | 204 m | 5.4 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 219° | 187 m | 6.3 mi |
- 4.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lane Tech Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Coiled Serpent Mound: 0.7 mi
- Horner Nature Garden: 1.1 mi
- K13-Cubs: 1.4 mi
- KE14-The Cubby Bear: 1.4 mi
- Ramo I. Zenkich Memorial: 0.0 mi
- CPD Officer Richard Clark Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Governor Henry Horner Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 1.4 mi
- Illinois Centennial Monument: 1.5 mi
- Lane Tech Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
- Riverview: 0.4 mi
- Hamlin Park Graffiti Wall: 0.9 mi
- Being There/There Being: 1.1 mi
- Lake View: 1.1 mi
- Revere Park: 0.5 mi
- Brands Park: 0.6 mi
- California Park: 0.6 mi
- Sacramento Park: 0.7 mi
- Fellger Park: 0.7 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.1 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Gompers Park Lagoon: 2.9 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 2.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 2.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 2.9 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 1.6 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 1.7 mi
- Busy Beaver Button Museum: 2.3 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 2.4 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 2.3 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 2.5 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 3.3 mi
- Aardvark: 3.3 mi
- Meerkat: 3.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.8 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 2.9 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 3.4 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 3.6 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 3.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 5.4 mi
- Players Hill: 6.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 2.9 mi
- Tedens: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 4 mi
- Chicagoland · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 5 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 5 mi
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